[Independence Park beach]

[Independence Park beach]

Lothrop Street (Beverly, Mass.)

Parks -- Massachusetts -- Beverly

Marine Park (Beverly, Mass.);Independence Park (Beverly, Mass.);Oceanside Park (Beverly, Mass.)

Originally called Queen Park, now called Independence Park. Located on Lothrop Street, between Wilson Avenue and Central Street. At 6 pm on July 17, 1776, Col. John Glover first read the Declaration of Independence to the 14th Continental Regiment camped here to protect the port of Beverly.

Marine Park (Beverly, Mass.);Independence Park (Beverly, Mass.);Oceanside Park (Beverly, Mass.)